Re: Box Building Charge

Materials would cost me about $20 for the wood (not too sure about 1" MDF though and it wouldn't be needed for a 3.5 cube sealed enclosure), $2 for the glue, ~$3 wear and tear on tools, and then about $10-30 on the paint depending on what type of paint you wanted.

That totals to about $45 +$10 in just materials. Then I would consider what type of finish that was requested to decide how much I would take from the transaction. If it was a basic spray can finish, I would charge about $40 for my time and effort. If it was a gloss finish of some sort or something that required a ton of sanding and finishing, the price could go up to $100 for my time as it can be a lot of work to get a nice finish.

So for somebody local, it could come out to only about $85 for a basic job or up to about $160 for a nicer finish.

That's the process I would go through when deciding what to charge. I will only do local work though so I would have no idea what to expect from shipping.

Re: Box Building Charge

Originally Posted by Immacomputer

Materials would cost me about $20 for the wood (not too sure about 1" MDF though and it wouldn't be needed for a 3.5 cube sealed enclosure), $2 for the glue, ~$3 wear and tear on tools, and then about $10-30 on the paint depending on what type of paint you wanted.

That totals to about $45 +$10 in just materials. Then I would consider what type of finish that was requested to decide how much I would take from the transaction. If it was a basic spray can finish, I would charge about $40 for my time and effort. If it was a gloss finish of some sort or something that required a ton of sanding and finishing, the price could go up to $100 for my time as it can be a lot of work to get a nice finish.

So for somebody local, it could come out to only about $85 for a basic job or up to about $160 for a nicer finish.

That's the process I would go through when deciding what to charge. I will only do local work though so I would have no idea what to expect from shipping.

Well the 1" MDF is because its for a TC3000 (appr. 50lbs) running off of 1200 rms

Re: Box Building Charge

I just want 2 subs that will rattle my eyeballs and soothe my ears at the same time. The type rs did that but didn't last.

Originally Posted by mprintz

Everyone here hates on audiobahn. They are a good company, but everyone here has rich daddies and can buy whatever they want. My friend blew out his back window of his F-150 with two Audiobahn Alum12s (2000 watt max each). Go with the bahn. **** you haters.

Re: Box Building Charge

Originally Posted by only126db

Well the 1" MDF is because its for a TC3000 (appr. 50lbs) running off of 1200 rms

A well built and braced 3/4" MDF enclosure for that sub off of that power will be stronger, last longer, and will be cheaper than a 1" MDF enclosure with no internal bracing. Proper bracing will not affect the sound in a negative way at all.